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ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 20 Mar 2018 00:45:47 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: ivanmookhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/20/kluwe-nfl-favors-wife-beaters-drunk-drivers-over-gay-rights-supporters/#comment-3501039
Sun, 27 Jul 2014 02:31:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3501039Kluwe has every right to stand up for civil rights, in this case, although his timing is extremely fishy if not obvious. In my opinion he’s a hypocrite, like many others on this thread have been saying.

On that note, however, I knew this guy was a punk the morning after the Chicago Bears game, when he was talking about video games and his band on 93X they asked him about kicking to Devin Hester twice and paying a severe price. He acted like he did it to spite the coaching staff and basically joked it away. He got worse and worse as a PLAYER and a TEAMMATE. I would be pissed if my punter purposely kicked to the most prolific returner short of Deion in football history. I lost a lot of respect for him.

He will be a good activist in the end though, he just needs to give football a rest. Like I say, others will be along shortly to carry the torch I’m sure.

The Vikings are a 2nd rate organization that have handled this and just about every other situation poorly.

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Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:38:56 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3488971Kluwe, what your statement proves is that if you can play and make a positive impact on the field, there’s a team in the NFL that will look the other way no matter what crime or act you’ve committed.

Kluwe, do you honestly believe that a team wouldn’t have you on the roster if you were still an impact player?

You’re not playing because you’re not good anymore. Not because of a cause you spoke up for. Idiot.

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Tue, 22 Jul 2014 04:14:39 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3487413What? Can’t make your point without throwing under the bus players that have nothing to do with the issue? Maybe things like that are why you don’t have a job.
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:45:47 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3485964This is starting to remind me of that Futurama episode where a bunch of whackos are protesting the new “Poplars” snack outside the building and the Professor goes out and yells “Who cares what you think? You’re vegetarians!”

Chris Kluwe favors jokes about innocent children being raped over jokes about an adult’s sexual preference.

Totally agree. For a guy who’s straight, Kluwe sure is a drama queen.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:25:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3485059Hey gofor2, Kluwe was subject to exposure to bigoted and disgusting comments from a coach, but he wasn’t subject to either discrimination or actionable hostile work environment by the Vikings, as: (1) he was replaced by a younger, cheaper, better player as done every day in the NFL — thus no causation; (2) not only did he never report the comments during employment, but he willingly participated in the behavior he claims was hostile — thus no basis for hostile work environment that wasn’t corrected; (3) by Kluwe’s own admission, neither the coach, the GM nor the team owner stopped his activism even though they disliked the distractions he created, and the owner even supported his beliefs.

Priefer is a disgusting bigot and should be punished, NFL locker rooms are crude and probably should be changed, and players are not treated equally due to on-field skills — however, anyone with a lick of legal knowledge knows there is no reasonable legal basis for Kluwe’s employment discrimination claims.

]]>By: ruvelligwebuikehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/20/kluwe-nfl-favors-wife-beaters-drunk-drivers-over-gay-rights-supporters/#comment-3484949
Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:55:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484949“You people are the sort that let slavery slide by because it was the status quo. You people thought it was OK to make black people sit in the back of the bus, or to force them to drink from separate drinking fountains. You people are the ones who turn the other way when gay teens are beaten to death merely for being gay, since their lifestyle doesn’t fit in your factionalized, myopic “reality”.

This new wave of “liberalism”, “progressivism”, “socialism” and “political correctness” which you lament as taking over and ruining this country; is the new generation of tolerant-minded, atheist, intelligent children replacing your aging ranks of bigots on the frontline of morality.

No matter how many “likes” your racist tangents earn on this website, I take solace in knowing that as each day passes, your humbles dwindle while our numbers grow and grow.

Shame on you all.”
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This is one of the saddest things I’ve ever read. The Hitler Youth applauds you from beyond the grave. I seriously hope you save this rant so you can look back when you grow up at how misguided you were as a college freshman.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:58:17 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484783Ray Rice does need a hefty suspension.
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:02:15 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484627Doesn’t he have a protest or a rally to go ?
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:48:08 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484609Since when did everybody get so sensitive about what people SAY. Did this coach physically abuse anyone? Did this coach physically harm anyone? Did this coach put anyone’s life in jeopardy?

Did he say something he probably didn’t literally mean? Probably, but he still has a right to say it.

Its about time Kluwe puts his lackluster NFL career behind him and focus on his goals as an activist. This isn’t winning him any points on his new career.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:24:11 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484588Kluwie has a point about the NFL tends to take it easy on guys like Rice who beat women.

But at the same time saying a guy should be suspended longer for using a slur is dumb. 3 games was overkill on that. A fine and 1 game would have sufficed for “mean word use”.

As far as your employment Kluwie…you’re a punter…when your salary us around 1 mil/yr most punters are out of work. It’s the nature of the league.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:04:47 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484564Kluweless, just like the Vikings dumpster fire.
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:47:43 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484548Kluwe seems to be such a joy to be around. Working to advance gay rights is a good thing. Making everyone around you upset 24/7 as you do this is the wrong way to go about it.
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:46:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484497Please just go away…people really don’t care about what you have to say! Good luck with your band though!
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:36:09 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484491“Did the NFL give the heave ho to Brendon Ayanbadejo for his backing of gay rights? He seems to be just as outspoken as kluwe…while the Ravens also publicly sided with Ayanbadejo.”

Actually Matt Birk (the center of the Ravens at that time) was very much against what Ayanbadejo was saying. Birk is very religious. But they got together and spoke about it amongst themselves and the rest of the team dealt with it in the locker room. They all came to an agreement.

I don’t care if anyone is gay. What I do care about is it being shoved in my face and being used as an excuse for an agenda. I am tolerant. I just won’t go advocating that position and I am not going to jump up and down and applaud somebody because they are gay.

Kluwe wasn’t cut because he supports gay marriage. He was cut because he couldn’t get the job done anymore and apparently Oakland thought the same thing. There are plenty of other teams out there that think the same, otherwise he’d have a job right now.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:02:13 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484482You people are the sort that let slavery slide by because it was the status quo. You people thought it was OK to make black people sit in the back of the bus, or to force them to drink from separate drinking fountains. You people are the ones who turn the other way when gay teens are beaten to death merely for being gay, since their lifestyle doesn’t fit in your factionalized, myopic “reality”.

This new wave of “liberalism”, “progressivism”, “socialism” and “political correctness” which you lament as taking over and ruining this country; is the new generation of tolerant-minded, atheist, intelligent children replacing your aging ranks of bigots on the frontline of morality.

No matter how many “likes” your racist tangents earn on this website, I take solace in knowing that as each day passes, your humbles dwindle while our numbers grow and grow.

Disgusting.
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Give me a break. When did we all become so literal in this country? Can you not see that Priefer was either exaggerating or blatantly trolling Kluwe? Is a three game suspension, coupled with what will undoubtedly be a steep financial penalty, really not enough for the zealots?

What happened to us?
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Would you dare be so bold to make this empty argument if Priefer “joked” about killing all the blacks in this world?

Jokes stop being jokes, when they aren’t funny, and threatening to kill an entire minority class is not a joke, it’s a cause for concern and investigation, regardless of which minority class it happens to be.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 07:31:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484470Hey Kluwe, you got cut! You were crap the last year! Go Home! Be Done! You sucked!!
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 06:43:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484464It’s because your a punter Kluwe. All u do is punt. You don’t score points, your not that important. Your replaceable especially when your making too much money and also a huge distraction to your team. Those other guys you mentioned are actually important to winning games. It would be different if you were a pivotal part of the offense, like a running threat punter lol. Like if you took a few direct snaps on 4th down a game and ran or threw for 1st downs and scores like a read option punter. C’MON MAN!
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 06:17:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484457So Kluwe just doesn’t stop and people are tired of him. And all his whining just undermines his credibility because he just wants to stay in the limelight. People like him hurt the very causes they want to champion. Even the kid on the Rams, Michael Sam is smart enough to keep his mouth shut.
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 05:51:14 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484453Kluwe would easily have a better claim if he was a top 5 punter heck even if the guy replacing him had a lesser average. But the fact that he made so much and wasn’t as good as the guy replacing him, he should either keep his mouth shut, send an apology fax to all 32 teams, not for his stance, but the way he went about it if he was serious about making a comeback. Or he should just retire and go into politics.
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 05:42:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484449Here’s what they want: good locker room guys.

Why? Because they do not want to babysit.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 04:32:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484420Step out of the Closet already man! Even the Gay people that I know are tired of this guy! So glad the Vikes got rid of him! Good luck on your lawsuit! If you drop a player like Aaron Rodgrs at his position because he’s gay or outspoken it’s 1-thing, but Kluwe was average at best for the $1.5million annually he was to receive!
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 04:30:51 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484417Is Kluwe saying gay people don’t drive drunk or beat their wives? (Pun absolutely intended)
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 04:20:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2269227#comment-3484407yesrowntreeyesgrosvener says:
Jul 20, 2014 8:49 PM

“Give me a break. When did we all become so literal in this country? Can you not see that Priefer was either exaggerating or blatantly trolling Kluwe? Is a three game suspension, coupled with what will undoubtedly be a steep financial penalty, really not enough for the zealots?”

What happened to us?”

Prejudice know no bounds when it comes to hypocrisy. If those be labeled zealots that would oppose discrimination against those who cannot defend themselves, long live those with such courage.

“This guy just seems to want the attention of being a general trouble maker, and has chosen a way to do it that you can’t speak against him.”

A more false statement can hardly be made, since you are in fact, speaking against him.

Sylvester000001 says:
“He seems like a kicker who wasn’t quite good enough to be the guys he apparently is jealous of, so this is how he’s getting his attention.”

He was a punter not a kicker, however subtle that difference may be, there is no difference in the discrimination waged against him because he has advocated for discrimination against “alternative lifestyles” to end. Although it is likely it is attention he seeks, it is unlikely to be personal attention or fortune, as he began this campaign well before his employment with the Vikings ended. This obvious distinction is most likely lost on you as well.